Letters to Theo – The Art and Life of Vincent Van Gogh

29 September 2023, 06:30 pm
Letters to Theo – The Art and Life of Vincent Van Gogh
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Seminar Rooms 1,2,3

Illustrated lecture by Sumanjit Chaudhry who has had a distinguished career in the corporate sector and was formerly, President, The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India 

Chair: Ravi Bhoothalingam

The talk will trace the development and growth of Van Gogh as an artist and a painter through the very intimate 902 letters that Vincent wrote to his brother Theo who provided both emotional and financial support to the artist throughout his life. It will cover his early life, forays into peasant painting and his admiration for the Barbizon school of art, his struggles to master drawing and painting, his interaction with the early impressionists in Paris and the astounding effect that this had on his painting style, his fascination with Japanese art and its influence on his work, his move to Arles in France and his bursting forth with his own very colourful style and his interactions with other impressionist painters.  
 

NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST

29 September 2023, 06:30 pm
NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

Coordinated by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta

 

Catching up with China: Fixing Asymmetries, Creating Equalisers

Panelists: Shri Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament, Congress Party; Ashok K. Kantha, former Indian Ambassador to China; Shri Pravin Sawhney, Roving Editor, FORCE; and Mr. Tenzing Dhamdul, Research Associate, Foundation for Non-violent Alternatives

Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta


 

HISTORY AND HERITAGE: THE AFTERLIFE OF MONUMENTS

29 September 2023, 06:30 pm
HISTORY AND HERITAGE: THE AFTERLIFE OF MONUMENTS
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Conference Room I, IIC main building

Curator: Prof. Himanshu Prabha Ray

Housing the Heritage: The Calcutta High Court and Wills from early Colonial Bengal
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Ruchika Sharma, Assistant Professor, Mata Sundri College, University of Delhi

Chair: Prof. Partho Datta, School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University

The Calcutta High Court stands tall in the Fort William area of the city of Kolkata. It has the distinction of being the first High Court and one of the three Chartered High Courts to be set up in India, along with the High Courts of Bombay and Madras. The Calcutta High Court houses legal documents, particularly Wills and Probates from late 18th century onwards. The talk will look at two kinds of heritage – the building of the High Court itself; and it will elaborate upon the earliest Wills, giving a glimpse of the mixed-race British household and domesticity of early Colonial Bengal

Bhangaar (Obsolete)

29 September 2023, 06:30 pm
Bhangaar (Obsolete)
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

(64 min; 2023; Marathi & English)
Directed & Produced by Sumira Roy who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

In the bustling city of Mumbai where life never stops, a couple decide to end theirs. Becoming India’s first couple to jointly appeal for Euthanasia (illegal in India). During their quest, an unexpected crisis brings them to a crucial crossroad. In this complex interplay of life and death is the desire for one actually a yearning for the other?
 

Entrepreneurship-based Model of Development: Start-Ups for Inclusive Industrialisation 

29 September 2023, 04:30 pm
Entrepreneurship-based Model of Development: Start-Ups for Inclusive Industrialisation 
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

Welcome Address: Shri Suresh K. Goel, former Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Introductory Remarks: Shri Prabhat Kumar, President IC Center for Governance 

Keynote Address:  Shri Kirit Parikh, former Member, Planning Commission and Chairman, Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe)

(Collaboration: IC Centre for Governance)

AAJ KAVITA

27 September 2023, 06:30 pm
AAJ KAVITA
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Annexe Lecture Room II, IIC Annexe

Shriram Verma Ki Kavita

by Arvind Tripathi, Vivek Nirala and Bodhisattava

(Collaboration: The Raza Foundation)

Book Discussion Group

27 September 2023, 05:30 pm
Book Discussion Group
Programme Type
Discussions
Venue
Conference Room II, IIC main building

New Dimensions in Federal Discourse in India

Edited by Rekha Saxena (Routledge India: 2020)
 

Speakers: Prof. Wilfried Swenden, University of Edinburgh, UK ; Prof. Rekha Diwakar, University of Sussex, UK ; Prof. Rekha Saxena, University of Delhi & Editor of the Book

Chair: Shri Dhirendra Singh, IAS (Retd.) and Former Member, Punchhi Commission
 

Main Tawaif

27 September 2023, 07:00 pm
Main Tawaif
Programme Type
Cultural
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

A theatrical presentation directed by Manjari Chaturvedi

Presented as part of The Courtesan Project

(Collaboration: Sufi Kathak Foundation)

THE WORKING OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION: STORIES AND SCHOLARSHIP

26 September 2023, 06:30 pm
THE WORKING OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION: STORIES AND SCHOLARSHIP
Programme Type
Talks
Venue
Seminar Rooms 1,2,3

We, the people of India, and the Constitution of India

Inaugural lecture to be delivered by Shri N.N. Vohra, Life Trustee, IIC 

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

First lecture in a new series of lectures and discussions that will bring together the experiences of practitioners of the Constitution, and constitutional scholars who will speak about their theoretical origins. The series will centre around the five themes in the preamble: Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic. The series is a continuation of the Special Issue of the IIC Quarterly Working of the Constitution of India (Winter 2021-Spring 2022)

THE IIC DOUBLE  BILL DANCE RECITALS

26 September 2023, 06:00 pm
THE IIC DOUBLE  BILL DANCE RECITALS
Programme Type
Cultural
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

Odissi Recital

By Sumelika Bhattacharyya from Delhi, disciple of Guru Smt. Kiran Segal

 

At 19:00
Kuchipudi Recital

By D. Dilip from Chennai, disciple of Kalaimamani Sailaja